There are a lot of unknown facts about Two Bridges, that Lower Manhattan neighborhood tucked along the East River.
You might not have known that the HBO program Flight of the Concords is based there, or that Gov. Al Smith once kept a home in the enclave.
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Here are some of the facts we pulled from this week’s story on Two Bridges, and how the area is having its moment in the spotlight.
An aerial shot from the 1930s of Knickerbocker Village.
Nike (the sneaker maker) and Architecture for Humanity (the nonprofit) rebuilt the skate park at Coleman Playground in 2012.
A Starbucks.
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus purchased a co-op in Two Bridges at 417 Grand Street in 2003 for $350,000.
25 Oliver Street was the home of Alfred E. Smith, the four-time governor of New York and the first Catholic to run for president as a major party nominee. (There’s also a playground and a statue in the neighborhood that bears his name.)
